Church Life
If you are joining us in the building please bring a face covering with you (unless exempt) and follow the social distancing measures outlined as your enter. We will continue to live-stream services online. For live-stream services please use our Facebook page or St Martin’s Digital.
The Church and Courtyard will be open for personal prayer from Good Friday to Monday of Easter Week 10am-5pm.
Pictures of Easter/Have you seen something that reminds you of Easter? Why not take a photograph and share in the congregation Facebook group this week?
Are you still shielding? Would you like to have a video conversation with Christian on the congregation-only Facebook page to share how you are doing with friends in the congregation? If you would, please contact Christian for more details (07846195972 / christian.saguyan@smitf.org).
Online Worship. We invite everyone to join with us in lighting a candle at the start of our worship to symbolise the presence of the Holy Spirit in each home, as well as in church.
Fortnightly Children’s Church/Sunday 11 April, 4-5pm for children aged 4-12 on Zoom. For more information email sally.hitchiner@smitf.org.
Easter Flowers/This year, more than any, flowers to brighten the church to celebrate the risen Christ this Easter will be very welcome. Normally we would have a retiring collection on Palm Sunday for contributions for Easter Flowers but can’t do that due to COVID. If you would like to contribute to the cost, please go to https://stmartininthefields.myiknowchurch.co.uk/giving and select Easter Flowers as the campaign. Thank you.
This Easter weekend, join us for an Easter egg picture hunt and find all the letters of the Easter word. Once you’ve found them, visit the vergers for a chocolate Easter egg! Why not tell your friends with children?
Phone Prayer/Mondays, 3.30-4.15pm. Call Christian on 07846195972 or email christian.saguyan@smitf.org.
Faith Companions are groups of 3-4 congregation members who commit to making contact with each other once a week through the pandemic. If you are not in a faith companions group and would like to be contact sian.conway@smitf.org.
Baptisms and Confirmations with Bishop Sarah. If you haven’t been baptised or confirmed yet, please speak to Sally sally.hitchiner@smitf.org for more information.
Media and Wider Ministry
On Thursday 1 April, Sam Wells wrote a piece for the Evening Standard’s Comment page. Click here to read the article in full.
Sally was on the Times Radio breakfast show on Thursday 1 April at 8.50am speaking about what it means to be a Christian in the UK today. Click here to listen again.